Seat cover holder



Oct. 26, `1943. J. H. sHELLEY 2,332,673

` SEAT COVER HOLDER Filed Aug. ze, 1942 2 sheets-sheet 1 v4 TTORNEY 5- JamesH. g2g??? BY mn jm Oct. 26, 1943..

J. H. SHELLY SEAT COVER HOLDER Filed Aug. 26, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v INVENTOR James H Shel/e ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 26, 1943 SEAT COVER HOLDER James H. Shelley,` Los Angeles,` Calif., `assignor of one-half to Supere Supply Co.,.Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., a corporation of California, doing business as Easterday Supply Co.

Application August 26, 1942, Serial No. 456,140

(Cl. G-57) 12 Claims.

My invention relates to a seat cover holder, and more particularly to a cabinet for holding envelopes and to envelopes for holding sanitary seat covers.

An object of the invention is to arrange openings in the envelopes whereby auser may reach through one of the envelopes, when it is empty, and withdraw a seat cover from the second envelope, when the envelopes aregarranged side byv side.

Another object of the invention is to provide means within the envelopes for resiliently maintaining the seat covers in position even though only a very few of the covers are left in the envelope.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a cabinet that permits theseat covers in the therein contained envelopes to be easily removed from the cabinet.

Other objects of the invention are to provide convenience in use, improved structure, facility in installation or disconnection with'respect to its working position, economyof manufacture,

relative simplicity, and

serviceability.

The invention also comprises novel details of construction and novel combinations and arrangements of parts, which will more fully a'p` pear in thecourse of the following description. However, the drawings merely show and the folgeneral superiority in lowing description merely describes one embodiment of the present invention, which is Igiven by` way of illustration or example only.

In the drawings, like referenceA character I designate similar parts in the "several views.

Fig. 1 is a perspective viewof a cabinetrwith its contained envelopes and seat covers.v

Fig. 2 isV an enlarged vertical section through' spring means for holding the seat covers in position inthe container, hereinafter more fully described. i

Fig.l5 is a reduced rear face View of envelopes comprised in theinvention.

Fig. 6 is a transversavertical section through a modified construction' showing the cabinet in an open position with an envelope in the cabinet and a second envelope being inserted in the' cabinet.

Fig. Iris an end elevation of the cabinet in a closed position. Y

Fig. 8 is a face view of the cabinet looking in the direction of the arrow A of Fig. 7.

Referring 'more in detail to the drawings, the

cabinet 4 comprises end means 5 provided with flanges 6 extending short distances inwardly at the front of the cabinet. The front face l of the cabinet 4 is cut away and a lip 8 turned down to" provide a smooth edge for withdrawing sanitary seat covers 9 from envelopes or containers I0 and l 4I and 42 oi the seat covers project upwardly. The ends 4I are contained within the upper portions of the envelopes Ill, II, but the ends 42 f are successively accessible as the next preceding one is removed; in fact, the ends 42 mayflop over the lip `8 by gravity, as the successive covers are the envelopes.

`A lid I2 is pivoted on the ends of the cabinet at I3. A lock I4 cooperates with a crosslbar I5 in order to prevent Unauthorized withdrawal of Athe envelopes of seat covers, from the cabinet. The bolt of the lock is shown at I6 in a locking position behind the cross bar I5.` The lid I2 rests on a cross member Il at the back of the cabinet. Another cross member I8 at the back of the cabinet may be bolted to the adjacent Wall I9 by means of bolts 25J. The bolts 2l! are applied before the envelopes and seat covers are placed inV the cabinet. The iront lower edge 2| of the cover is upwardly cut away, as shown at 22, to aid in reaching and removing the seat covers. v Theenvelopes I0 and II have a similarly cut edge 23`to aid in the removal of the seat coversV 9. The front face of the envelopes is cut away,

similarto the front face of the cabinet. Thus thelower edge of the Aopen front face of the envelopeV is shown at 24. Flanges 25 and 26 are right angular extensions of the ends of the envelopes. iiaps 2l and 28 have the aforementioned edges 23 and 24 respectively, and these ilaps are iastened to the flanges 25 and 25 by clips or other4 suitable means 29.

The back face 30 of the envelopes has a panel 3|.' The broken line 32 indicates the perforated 'edge around the panel, in order that the panel may be easily removed from the surrounding portion of the envelope. An opening 33 in the panel provides means for easily removing the panel.

exposed,` for ready removal of the covers from Downwardly and upwardly extending In order to prevent` the. seat covers. from` 3l' of the envelopes. Due to the greaterflength'-` j'j of the strips 34, than the inner width of the eriand the partially emptied envelope in front of same, within the cabinet, in the manner illus-V trated in Fig. 6, o1' both envelopes may bevinserted simultaneously.

It is to be understood that the front and rear openings of the envelopes are aligned, whenA the panels are removed, in order not to interfere with the remova'liofzthel seat.y covers foniithe rear envelcp'e` whenlv the"'i`ront"'enve1ope" is empty. l In practice, the outer flap 42 of the outermost seat cover will normally flop down over the lip 8,

permitting-rit to be grasped for withdrawal of the cover from the envelope.

velopes, the strips are bowedI andplacedunder" y* tension against the edges of 'the'seatcoversf,t.thus^ 15j/ I newrega'rd'asthapreferred embodiment .of my preventing them from slum-ping down in'tlie envelopes even though only a very few are'leftin the envelopes.

Fig. 2 illustrates the envelopes Iii and, li with the panels 32 removed from their rear faces, in or-der to illustrate more clearlyfhowva user; could reach through the front'.opening-=betweentthef flangesy 61' and Vwithdraw aV seat cover; fromithe y Whil'eiI'have; illustrated and describedwhat v invention; fthe" construction is, of course, subject to modifications' without departing from the spirit;and .sco'peuof-.my invention. I, therefore, do not `wish to restrict myself to the particular formA of" construction illustrated and described,

envelope l l,- after the envelope; l@ fhas-beeniempq-- tied.. The-,envelopes -mayof coursewbeplaoeddn;

the-cabinet with. these rear panelsin'place-andfA the user canqeasily remove.`r the panel "ofi: the@ front envelope I0 Whenysuch envelope is emp-T tiedrofits said covers.

yIn the construction shown in Figs.` 6-.8,-,the cover-50 of the cabinetzEl :is/.hinged at the-,botatom 52.; in order that the entireffront o the cabinetmaybe opened, as bestshown invFigg-f.- This modified construction is principally advane tageous over -thatheretofore..described. infthat the refilling. with new, envelopes: may be made .at-

but.. desire toavail myseltofgall modifications which? may l--f all `within the: scopey of' the.. appended Q Claimsi. *l ...All Having thus described my invention,.whatA/I claim. :and desire to secure byILetters -Batent-lst 1. In a. .holder for: sanitary.;- seat.v covers?, the.l combination-A of` a. container having ardelivery'i opening., atene side. andhaving'4 agremovable,

panel'iat the opposite sideqthereof-'sulostantially` 30 ,-alined'with, and of the area of said opening and..

the frontof the cabinetinstead of at-theftop, thereof.V Where there isfan -obstructionabove-r the cabinet that interferes withrefillingthe cabi-.- net-.from the top, the construction shown in Figs;` 6-8 is preferable. l

In the vform .shown `in Figs.` 6-,8 an opening having` means by'whichitinay be jgrasped..and' n removed-through said delivery opening', anda plurality of folded;` sanitary. seat-z covers in thef. container,` fields .thereof i being in.- then-ormally/I:

. 35 lower portion of the container, a portion ofeacli v v cover extending lupwardly substantiallyg'above :the

lower. edgesy .of the opening-,and ofthe panel,.fand the `said -pcrtion terminating below the. upperx edges of the opening and of the p aneL,wherebyP ,40 sadn panel may. be.. removed. when .the :front conhaving'a curvedupper edge-53 and' a, .substan. tially straight lower edge Meis provided` just as in the-previous form.v The opening 55,.-hiowevenf tainer. of a..pluralityofsidebyrside. containers .is l emptiedlandi permit'such.. portion of the!iront,i cover. in the... second'. container; to.l b'e.. grasped..-` through' the .'emptiedllcontainerl andfperrnitsuch .cover tobe Withdrawn vthroughtlie font,.. enripev which is provided ley-spacing apart saidfedges', 53 and 53 isentirely afforded -by means ofuthef A topI member 56 on-"the-cover 50;

ingmeans fori-the bolt of a lockywherebyfthecabinet may be'locked, to prevent:unauthorized: removal of Ithe envelopes.. A--rear cross plateilrv is fapertured at Gil Ywhereby .the cabinetmay-be- 'A mounted upon a Wallor other upright supportingp means. Envelope Il is shown in Fig;V 6-.asfbei-ng arranged within the cabinet, and envelope l il.l isSh-own; as being'in the process lof'being inserted.'

into=the,.cabinet inV iront of fthe ,envelopevl I.= Theenvelopes are yinserted-'between thecrcss -ba-rr 51: and crossnplate 53, and movedto'vertical posi?-V tionsl within the cabinet;

Fig.,8 showsz'the cabi-fnetrgas empty; Side flanges Si -providefstiffening.vl

move-the rear envelope'.forwardandplace arfull envelope at thefrear.y In the form shown in Figs...

6 8., when the front, envelope-isemptiedand the@Y secondrenvelope is. partially emptied,. the-j anitor-.f

`orother person servicing the cabinetmayamlock-.f

same, remove both envelopes, destroy the empJMr l oneendfthen; place a.fu11:.envelope.at,the; rear 75;:of the opening and of the panel, whereby rsaidg,

tied containerfroin thenextrear.container..

2. In a holder. forsanitary. seat'coversgrtlie..v

combination of.' al.. l :ontainer having.' aE ,d1i'very,f.

openingjjat'lone.side andfhavin-g, a removable'.

panel 'ati the. opposite sidev ythereof ."subst'an'tially;

aimed. with', an'dl ffthe .area' o f {said opening,l and' a" pluralityzof folded; sanitary*v seatfcovers in the container, folds 'thereofjbeingjn tn'enormalf ly lower portionjohth'e'container,"a'.portion ofl .,e`a'ch` coverv extending upwardly""substantially,

above the. lower edgesY of. the fopeningjand" of panel, and the saieportion, temnlfrflanng` be1ow the upper edges ofthe openingand' ofjtliepanel',A the panel having an opening,tlierethrough'irmL Y u ing a finger grip to aid in removal of'thegpanelfi through the delivery opening; thus Apermitting removal' lof seat 'covers'rfromrasecond' 'container whenfaeplurality of fco-fntainersare placed side-by side and thefront-'oneis emptied'. f -Y `3.'.In=all holder forfsarn'tary seat covers, the-'f combination of a container having a -deliv'eryl Openingy at aaisideztnerenf.andchavmga susm;

tially alined, removable.'` .panelgoni an': opposite-'f sideaprovidedjfwith:meansi whereby it :I mayj be (,-graspedzanld- 'removed .through thefdeliveryiopeninggand apluralityloigfolded; sanitaryseat'covers f. in` the-container, aportion: Jof= .each--cover extend-fy ingr beyond one edge of the opening and .off.'t11'e:nr panel andzterminatingshortof the opposite edge panel may be removed when the front container of a plurality of side-by-side containers is emptied, providing access to such portion of the front cover in the next container, through a front, emptied container.

4. A seat cover dispenser having a front delivery opening, a plurality of containers therein, one behind the other having substantially alined delivery openings and removable panels, and a plurality of sanitary seat covers in the containers, a portion of at least the front cover in each container extending beyond one edge of the openings and of the panels and terminating short of the opposite ed-ge of the openings and of the panels each panel having means whereby it may be grasped and removed through the dispenser delivery opening as the respective container `is emptied.

5. In a container for sanitary seat covers, the combination of a body portion having opposed inner surfaces, a flat spring member of greater length than the distance between said surfaces and endwise abutting said surfaces, causing the spring member to be bowed between its abutting ends and thus placed under tension, and a plurality of sanitary seat covers arranged inthe container in a position to be engaged by the tensioned spring, the container having a delivery opening for separate removal of the seat covers against the action of the spring.

6. In a container for sanitary seat covers, the combination of a body portion having opposed inner surfaces, a resilient strip of cardboard of greater length than the distance between said surfaces and endwise abutting said surfaces, the strip being bowed between its abutting ends and thus placed under tension within its resilient limits, and a plurality of sanitary seat coversarranged in the container in a position to be engaged by the tensioned strip, the container having a delivery opening for separate removal of the seat covers against the action-of the tensioned strip.

7. In a container for sanitary seat covers, the combination of a body portion having an inner surface, a bowed resilient strip of cardboard having endwise abutting connection with the body portion at spaced points `and arranged to abut said inner surface and providing a follow up spring tensioned in its successive follow up positions, and a plurality of sanitary seat covers arranged in the container in a position to be engaged by the tensioned spring, the container having a delivery opening for separate removal of the seat covers against the action of the spring.

8. In a container for sanitary seat covers, the combination of a body portion having slotted flanges therein, a flat bowed spring member having its ends loosely fitted in the slots of said anges, providing a follow up spring tensioned in its successive follow up positions, and a pluopening for separate removal of the seat covers against the action of the spring.

9. In a container for sanitary seat covers, the combination of a cardboard body portion having spaced slotted members therein, a resilient bowed strip of cardboard held with its ends in the slots of said members, the strip being disposed to provide a follow up spring, and a plurality of sanitary seat covers arranged in the container in a position to be engaged by the tensioned spring, .the container having a delivery opening for separate removal of the seat covers against the action of the spring.

10. In a container for sanitary seat covers, a body portion having flange means within the container, the flange means being slotted, flat spring means having loose fit in the slotted portion of the flange means, and the spring means being under tension by abutment against inner surface of the body member, to provide a follow up spring, and a'plurality of sanitary seat covers arranged in the container in a position to be `engaged by the tensioned spring means, the container having a delivery opening for separate removal of the seat covers against the action of the spring means.

11. In a container for sanitary seat covers, a body portion having flange means at a side thereof, a flap on the body portion disposed upon the flange meansand fastened thereto, the ap extending only partially across the side of the container, leaving a delivery opening, the flange means being slotted, fiat spring means having loose fit in the slotted portion of :the flange means, and the spring means being under tension by. abutment against inner surface of the body member, to provide a follow up spring, and a plurality of sanitary seat covers arranged. in the container in a position to be engaged by the accessible through said delivery opening.

12. In a container for sanitary seat covers, a body portion having flanges extending towards each other at a side of the body portion, flaps on the container extending towards each other upon said ilanges, the adjacent edges of the flaps bein-g spaced from each other to provide a delivery opening, the flanges being slotted at opposite sides of the delivery opening, fiat springs having loose ts in the slots of the flanges, the flat springs abutting against opposite inner surfaces of the body portion and being under tension by reason of said abutment, and a plurality of -sanitary seat covers arranged in the container in a position to be engaged by the tensioned springs, the seat covers being' accessible through said delivery opening.

JAMES I-I. SHELLEY.

CERTIFICATE 0E CORRECTION.

Patent No. 2,552,675 october 25, 19LL5 JAMES H. SHELLEY.

lt is hereby certified that the name of the assignee in the above numbered patent was erroneously described and specified as "supere Supply Co. Inc." whereas said name should have been described and specified as --Superl Supply Co. InC.-, as shown by the record of assignments in this office; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this Correcti on therein that the same may Conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

signed and sealed this 21st day of December, A. D. 19M.

Henry Van Arsdale, (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

